A Reuters report shows telling scenes from China and offers summary and analysis:
“The position that China now finds itself in is a result of unscrupulous farmers and engligent food companies. Tests show that in an attempt to cut costs, the nitrogen-rich compound melamine was added to water down milk, in order to pass quality inspections. Contamination was thought to be restricted to powdered baby milk, but officials have confirmed that 10 percent of liquid milk from three of china’s dairies was also tainted with melamine. The companies have been named as Mengniu Dairy Group, Yili Industrial Group, and Bright Dairy…”